by Prime Editorial Staff | Aug 25, 2018 | Industry, Legal, Local, Prime, Real estate, TOPA
Recent changes to the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA) mean that single-family rental properties are now exempt from TOPA – except in very specific circumstances. In general, this means if you’re the owner of a single-family rental property, you no longer...
by Prime Editorial Staff | Jun 6, 2018 | Industry, Legal, Local, Real estate, Settlement
Spring is historically the season with the greatest number of properties under contract in the DC metro area, which means now is a great time to take advantage of this liquidity and put property on the market. Owners and investors who are ready to cash out—whether for...
by Prime Editorial Staff | Mar 29, 2018 | Development, Industry, Real estate, Trends
Earlier this month, Prime Settlement was invited to the popular annual Spring Housing Briefing, sponsored by Apex Home Loans, one of the lending partners we regularly work with. It was an engaging daylong event packed with useful information that we think might be of...
by Prime Editorial Staff | Oct 24, 2017 | Industry, Local, Real estate
The DC housing market has been a seller’s market for quite some time outside of a few select neighborhoods. But even with high demand and limited inventory throughout the city, getting someone to actually part with their property can be challenging. Many realtors can...